Phone 7 - What To Expect #Helpful Post

Hey guys this is Austin. Another year means another iPhone but what does Apple have in

store for the iPhone 7? Probably the biggest rumor is that the next iPhone will drop the

headphone jack. This seems a bit ridiculous at first glance but it’s worth considering

that the connector itself is pretty ancient, the quarter inch jack has been in use since

1878 and the smaller 3.5 millimeter version is still over 50 years old. Considering there

really hasn’t been much to improve on since should say a lot but Apple has another idea:

using the Lighting port. This has been in the works for a while and you can actually

already buy a pair of Lightning headphones today. The Philips Fidelio headphones work

by integrating a lot of the parts you would usually find inside the iPhone over to the

headphones. Instead of relying on the DAC inside the phone to create a signal that can

drive headphones the Lightning port simply moves the raw data to the headphones where

all the processing happens. The problem is that with all of this hardware built into

the headphones they aren’t cheap. It’s not the end of the world for audiophile grade

hardware like this but good luck picking up an affordable pair of Lightning headphones

any time soon. The advantage is that this really does improve audio quality, not only

is there no hiss in the background but even compressed MP3s sound really nice. Pair this

with Bluetooth headphones getting better and better and the removal of the headphone jack

and DAC means there’s extra room inside the iPhone for a better speaker or bigger

battery. This being Apple they’ll probably sell an adapter to be able to use normal 3.5

millimeter headphones with the iPhone 7 but as crazy as it might sound the days of the

headphone jack might be numbered. Another big possibility is the return of a four inch

iPhone. For most of the lifespan of the iPhone it had a relatively small 3.5 or 4 inch screen

but with the iPhone 6 things got much bigger. This was a smart move, for most people the

larger size is a better option but there are still a lot of people who prefer a smaller

phone. Rumors started picking up when a leaked China Mobile slide mentioned an iPhone 7c

and have since blown up all over the internet. Apple still sells the 4 inch iPhone 5s so

releasing an updated version of that phone with a tweaked design and additions like Apple

Pay and faster internals could make a lot of sense. Especially when you consider just

how good more budget phones have gotten it makes sense for Apple to get more competitive

in the mid range. Unlike the normal iPhone 7 which is expected to come out September

like always, this new smaller iPhone is likely to come out much sooner, somewhere in the

March to April timeframe. Another interesting rumor is that the iPhone 7 will feature two

rear facing cameras. This isn’t crazy, not only have there been Apple patents describing

how something like this could work but it’s been done before. HTC launched the Duo Camera

on the One M8 back in 2014 which featured a main camera along with a smaller sensor

that works together to give you interesting effects like changing the perspective of your

photos. On the iPhone this could be used to let you take a wide and tight picture at the

same time, letting you take full res pictures while recording video and more. If this happens

it’ll probably be exclusive to the iPhone 7 Plus but it could be really interesting.

Another feature that people have been talking about is the addition of waterproofing. This

is something Apple has been slowly working on in the background with the addition of

a gasket on the 6s which makes the current iPhone remarkably waterproof already. And

legit waterproofing is something you can find on a lot of other phones like this $200 Sony

Xperia Aqua. It’s nice to be able to get a phone a little wet without having to worry

about a giant, bulky case. One of the more interesting rumors is the addition of wireless

charging. Yet again this is something that has been in other phones for quite a while

including the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. It works by using a charging pad plugged into the wall

which is able to send power a short distance wirelessly through the glass back and into

a coiled wire above the battery. This is undoubtedly cool but in reality it’s not massively faster

than just dropping your phone on a dock. Bloomberg recently posted an article that Apple is working

on wireless charging that can work at a distance. Apple has already patented ways of integrating a

charger into something like an iMac, it wouldn’t be fast but imagine your phone wirelessly

charging just as seamlessly as it gets on Wi-Fi. This is likely another year or two

out but it could have a massive impact on battery life. So what do you guys want to

see on the iPhone 7? Let me know in the comments below and I will catch you in the next one!